Rain takes center stage. Fourth graders catch errors in three rainy-day sentences — 9 days of 4-inch rain miscalculated as 34, a 72-gallon barrel split across 6 storms, and a field where 2/6 + 3/6 is wrongly added as 5/12. Fill-ins cover an 11-gallon pond filling for 7 hours, a 5x3 puddle perimeter, and 1/4 of 32 tadpoles becoming frogs.
The short-answer pair sharpens both subjects: students average 8, 5, and 12 inches of rain across three days, then infer recent weather from puddles and bright rain boots on the playground. Every prompt rewards careful reading of clues, both numerical and textual.
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Spring Math & Reading
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
It rained for 9 days in April. Each day got 4 inches of rain. The total rainfall was 34 inches because 9 × 4 = 34.
Rewrite: It rained for 9 days in April. Each day got 4 inches of rain. The total rainfall was 36 inches because 9 × 4 = 36.
2. Fix the sentence:
A rain barrel collected 72 gallons over 6 storms. That is 13 gallons per storm because 72 ÷ 6 = 13.
Rewrite: A rain barrel collected 72 gallons over 6 storms. That is 12 gallons per storm because 72 ÷ 6 = 12.
3. Fix the sentence:
The class planted 26 of a field on Monday and 36 on Tuesday. They planted 512 of the field in all.
Rewrite: The class planted 26 of a field on Monday and 36 on Tuesday. They planted 56 of the field in all.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A pond collects 11 gallons of rainwater each hour for 7 hours. It collects 77 gallons total.
2. A class shares 117 worms equally among 9 teams for a science project. Each team gets 13 worms.
3. A rectangular puddle is 5 ft long and 3 ft wide. Its perimeter is 16 feet.
4. A jar holds 32 tadpoles and 14 of them become frogs. That is 8 frogs.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. A rain gauge measured 8 inches on Monday, 5 inches on Tuesday, and 12 inches on Wednesday. What is the total? What is the average per day? Show your steps.
Step 1: Total rainfall is 8 + 5 + 12 = 25 inches. Step 2: Average is 25 ÷ 3 which is about 8 inches per day with 1 inch remaining.
2. The passage says "Puddles dotted the playground, and children splashed in their bright rain boots." What can you infer about the weather? Explain.
I can infer it recently rained. The puddles and rain boots are clues that it had been a rainy day, and now the children are playing outside.
Spring Math & Reading
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
It rained for 9 days in April. Each day got 4 inches of rain. The total rainfall was 34 inches because 9 × 4 = 34.
Rewrite: It rained for 9 days in April. Each day got 4 inches of rain. The total rainfall was 36 inches because 9 × 4 = 36.
2) Fix the sentence:
A rain barrel collected 72 gallons over 6 storms. That is 13 gallons per storm because 72 ÷ 6 = 13.
Rewrite: A rain barrel collected 72 gallons over 6 storms. That is 12 gallons per storm because 72 ÷ 6 = 12.
3) Fix the sentence:
The class planted 2/6 of a field on Monday and 3/6 on Tuesday. They planted 5/12 of the field in all.
Rewrite: The class planted 2/6 of a field on Monday and 3/6 on Tuesday. They planted 5/6 of the field in all.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A pond collects 11 gallons of rainwater each hour for 7 hours. It collects 77 gallons total.
2) A class shares 117 worms equally among 9 teams for a science project. Each team gets 13 worms.
3) A rectangular puddle is 5 ft long and 3 ft wide. Its perimeter is 16 feet.
4) A jar holds 32 tadpoles and 1/4 of them become frogs. That is 8 frogs.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) A rain gauge measured 8 inches on Monday, 5 inches on Tuesday, and 12 inches on Wednesday. What is the total? What is the average per day? Show your steps.
Step 1: Total rainfall is 8 + 5 + 12 = 25 inches. Step 2: Average is 25 ÷ 3 which is about 8 inches per day with 1 inch remaining.
2) The passage says "Puddles dotted the playground, and children splashed in their bright rain boots." What can you infer about the weather? Explain.
I can infer it recently rained. The puddles and rain boots are clues that it had been a rainy day, and now the children are playing outside.
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